Sen. Warren Writes to Chair of DOGE Musk, Calling For Federal Law Enforcement Reforms – MEDCAN24

It is not a Letter Elizabeth Warren, D-MA’s Senator and Chairman of the Department of Government Efficiency DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), called on Elon Musk to stop raids of cannabis businesses by Customs and Border Patrol CBP and the Drug Enforcement Administration DEA.  

These arrests and seizures drain federal resources unnecessarily. DOGE must recommend to the Department of Justice (and Department of Homeland Security), that they conserve their resources and prioritize arrests of marijuana users and enforcement actions, even if the activities are legal. — Warren, in the letter, 1/23/25  

Warren writes that the U.S. could “save hundreds of millions of dollar each year” by cutting wasteful federal spending and unnecessary detention. He also notes “that almost half of the states have already legalized marijuana for recreational use, but federal arrests are still responsible for a quarter or more of drug possession arrests even though marijuana sentences under federal law are uncommon.”

In the same letter, Warren calls for reforms to federal prisons. This includes “compassionate releases for terminally and elderly ill inmates in federal prisons.”  

Warren writes: “These individuals are of minimal threat to the public’s safety. For example, 93% of inmates over 65 years of age have been classified as having a low to minimum risk of returning to prison. Those eligible for compassionate releases must not pose a risk to anyone or to the community.” 

Warren also suggested that DOGE “recommend steps to phase out the costly practice of incarcerating people for technical violations of probation and parole,” pointing out that about 27% of admissions to state and federal prisons stem from technical violations of probation and parole.   

Warren wrote in a letter that reincarcerating people for minor offenses is an unnecessarily burdensome process on the taxpayers. In a report from 2019, states spent $2.8 billion on incarcerating individuals who violated their supervision terms. 

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